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What Makes Americans a "Declarational" People?
Season 6 Episode 2
The Declaration of Independence is not, properly understood, a historical document. It is a statement of beliefs and principles describing the proper…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Season 6 Episode 1
Was the American Revolution just a regional rebellion on the eastern seaboard, or something far larger? Professor Richard Bell, author of The America…
8 months ago
2025 End of Year Message: Looking Back and Forward
Season 5 Episode 53
Jeff Sikkenga, Professor of Political Science and Executive Director of the Ashbrook Center, shares a brief message about the reasons behind and goal…
8 months, 1 week ago
Special Episode: Born American, But in the Wrong Place
Season 5 Episode 52
What does it mean to be American? How does one become an American? Join us for this special episode as Peter Schramm, past Executive Director of the …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
How Does the Declaration of Independence Influence the Constitution?
Season 5 Episode 51
The Declaration of Independence summarizes and defends the most fundamental ideas about America - about our government, the relationship between it a…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
When in the Course of Human Events: Creating the Declaration of Independence
Season 5 Episode 50
Summer, 1776: the war for independence is over a year old and the leaders of the 13 colonies have finally decided that independence is their goal. Ho…
8 months, 4 weeks ago
“If they mean to have a war...”: The Causes of the American Revolution
Season 5 Episode 49
The American Revolution, born in the hearts and minds of Americans in response to British tyranny, is one of the most pivotal moments in human politi…
9 months ago
What Did Frederick Douglass Think of Abraham Lincoln?
Season 5 Episode 48
What Did Frederick Douglass Really Think of Abraham Lincoln?
Discover the complex relationship between two of America's most influential figures in th…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Constitution and the Rule of Law
Season 5 Episode 47
Jeff is joined by Justice Sharon Kennedy, Chief Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court to discuss the Rule of Law - what is it? Why is it so essenti…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Want to Understand America? Study the Gettysburg Address
Season 5 Episode 46
America is, at its core, a nation founded on ideas, and those ideas have faced criticism, revision, and review over the centuries. Abraham Lincoln, w…
9 months, 4 weeks ago